(25960) Timheckman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Timothy Martin Heckman (b. 1951), an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, is a highly cited researcher who has concentrated on the evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes. A multi-wavelength observer, he was involved in development of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Timheckman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Timheckman is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25960 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 FQ20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.00 km (#10,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.339 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.199 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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